Ethical And Ethical Aspects Of Social Ethics

To ensure that a researcher’s enthusiasm for knowledge and understanding doesn’t let them get carried away, clear guidelines for ethical behaviour in research, a Code of Ethics, have been established by governments, institutions and various professional societies such as the American Psychological Association(APA), the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).

One of the advantages that ethical standards have is that people are able to make decisions fast and simple. When people come to making decisions, there is “an existing framework for making that decision” (Wade). Because there are ethical standards, people are able to make their choices easier. Another advantage would be, ethical standards help to improve individual’s behavior as there “ethics “involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior."” (Wade). In result, modern society has a chance to evolve to a more welcoming, affectionate and intimate society. However, disadvantages also exist. Ethical standards generate “divisions among those of varying opinions” (Wade). The following evidence shows an example of “polarization of society”

Ethics describe a set of rules, codes, and guidelines that individuals and professionals live by to separate right from wrong and acceptable behavior from undesirable behavior. As such, the study of ethics is not grounded on the law but rather a perception of what people ought to do in the alignment of fairness, rights, obligations, and benefits to the society. Researchers in the field of psychology must follow specific rules, codes, and guidelines in every study. However, like many sets of rules provided, ethical codes may not cover every situation hence the necessity of analyzing past, current and future aspects of ethics in research pertaining to social sciences.

Ethics are the norms or standards for conduct that distinguish between right and wrong. They help to determine the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. Why are ethical considerations so important in research? First, ethical standards prevent against the fabrication or falsifying of data and therefore, promote the pursuit of knowledge and truth which is the primary goal of research. Ethical behavior is also critical for collaborative work because it encourages an environment of trust, accountability, and mutual respect among researchers. This is especially important when considering issues related to data sharing, co-authorship, copyright guidelines, confidentiality, and many other issues. Researchers must also adhere to ethical standards in order for the public to support and believe in the research. The public wants to be assured that researchers followed the appropriate guidelines for issues such as human rights, animal welfare, compliance with the law, conflicts of interest, safety, health standards and so on. The handling of these ethical issues greatly impact the integrity of the research project and can affect whether or not the project receives funding. Because ethical considerations are so important in research, many professional associations and agencies have adopted codes and policies that outline ethical behavior and guide researchers. These codes address issues such as honesty, objectivity,

Why A Public Anthropology? addresses the issue about why cultural anthropology is not affective by its current stance of “not doing any ethical harm” and into more detail explains why IRB’s should make notions to move towards a more positive stance of "doing good." Throughout the explanation of ethical violations from five given cases, the details will prove why these violations emphasize that the review board’s current stance of "do no harm is an ethically ambiguous position”. Even with anthropologists going in with the intentions of not doing harm result in the exact opposite; including national governments who try to avoid ethical issues end up just over-regulating research studies. These actions limit researcher ability to do well and cause additional problems. IRB’s focus on positive results is based on monetary value and time however this does not show respect and sensitivity. In the reading of this research I conclude it is due to the lack of similarity to the participants of the study leads to lack of care and treatment, thus threatening their wellbeing leads to the ethical issues in research cases and regulation. To solve this problem, Institutional Review Boards and Review Ethics Boards should create a set of common rules, these rules could easily differentiate what between what is what is and what is not ethical behavior and additionally it would facilitate all types of data in research projects that

Preston (2001) argues ethics in practice, are individual and Social interaction in life, along with others in our community. Generally, ethics provides the knowledge of right and wrong fairness and what is view acceptable in society. Preston states that normative ethical theories, provide the framework need to apply ethical decisions in social and personal

Banks (2006) claims that dilemmas occur when individuals encounter two equally unwelcoming alternatives for a choice, potentially involving a conflict of moral values. The assumption is both judgements can be affirmed; it constitutes situations in which individuals need to make choices given different equally compelling moral options. However, rarely are ethical choices simple; most decisions are restricted and invokes internal conflict as dilemmas highlight the differences and those conflicts when deciding on a course of action.

Banks (2006) claims that dilemmas occur when individuals encounter two equally unwelcoming alternatives for a choice, potentially involving a conflict of moral values. The assumption is both judgements can be affirmed; it constitutes situations in which individuals need to make choices given different equally compelling moral options. However, rarely are ethical choices simple; most decisions are restricted and invokes internal conflict as dilemmas highlight the differences and those conflicts when deciding on a course of action.

Additionally, the government is responsible for providing grants to researchers and institution, and thus must have stringent policies on making sure that research is ethical before providing grants as well as having an ethical review committee for assessment of the ethicality of potential research. Moreover, in the case that research is being conducted abroad, domestic ethics review committees may need to work in conjunction with the ethics committees in the host nation, or in some circumstances even help in creating such a committee. Ethical ramifications of research done outside one’s nation will be extensively discussed further in this paper. The next level of research is the research institution, specifically dealing with private institutions, as public ones are generally covered under the governmental level, institutions’ are responsible for disseminating governmental decrees as well as educating their staff on all tenets of ethical research and make sure that researchers have a conducive environment for researching, so that they may advance human knowledge and health. The final level is the researcher, for whom these standards are addressed to and whose responsibilities include being aware of laws in

Ethical standard 6.01 in NASW’s Code of Ethics pertains to social welfare. (National Association of Social Workers, 2016) clearly states that social workers should endorse the universal wellbeing of humanity, from local to global levels, and the growth of citizens, their neighborhoods, and their surroundings. From a political perspective (National Association of Social Workers, 2016) ascertains that social workers should campaign for a standard of living that meets basic human needs for individuals. (National Association of Social Workers, 2016) further states that social workers should also uphold all communal, fiscal, civic, and cultural values that pertain to pursuing fair justice and also support any organization that is like-minded in these pursuits as well. This line of thinking is paramount for social work to be successful. If social workers do not advocate and take the lead in voicing concern and fighting for social justice then who will? Social workers are in a unique position with valuable educational backgrounds to see issues from a front to back perspective and offer holistic solutions. Thus, it makes sense that social workers are in a strategic situation to answer the call for political action and advocacy. Social workers are ultimately in this place to enact meaningful change for society.

Social work BSW students, generally, come from different background, experience, profession or without any professional experience. Mostly, social work professionals or students choose this career because they like helping profession or have some personal histories to relate to this profession. It is often heard that social workers require a good heart and competencies to work in micro, mezzo, or macro practice. Competency of social workers is one of the core guiding principles of the NASW Code of Ethics. Social work students develop their core competencies through the guidance of their educators and supervisors, discussion with colleagues, knowledge from online and printed materials, and their experience working with clients. Generally, at the beginning of the career, social workers rely on their knowledge gained in the classroom through their professors and authoritative texts, application of relevant theories, analysis of their experiences gained at field practicums. Therefore, the role of professors at social work schools and field supervisors in preparing students as professionals become crucial and challenging. The author has tried to explore a few topics based on the clinical and teaching experience, which appear important in grooming BSW students as social work professionals.

Sociologists create an important aspect of society, as they study and research different behavioral trend and norms to understand how society functions. They conduct research and surveys to gain knowledge about the subjects they are studying. This can range from a variety of environments from government social work to the medical profession. When conducting these studies it is important for sociologists to hold to a standard of ethics that guards and protects the participant’s and researchers involved. The Following examines an ethical issue, and delineates a moral response from two ethical viewpoints, as well as, a perspective from the American Sociological Association in order provide an appropriate and moral response to this scenario.

The majority of organizations have an obligation to build and operate their business with strong moral principles. Leaders should have the confidence and be comfortable with their decision to move their organization in a particular direction. Whether your company is taking a new direction or not, one of the many moral philosophies to apply is that of privacy. To be accountable by rules and concepts that prevent others access to employee actions and communication. To be certain that private information is never exposed to the public, without the rule of law. Any organization that builds upon a reputation of privacy, will eventually be recognized as having an ethical and moral philosophy. Another moral obligation for organizations is to fire, or train poorly performing managers. It’s rare that any major transformation effort goes perfectly smoothly, as people start along the learning curve, progress will follow. Poorly trained and poorly performing managers only prevent your organization and moral philosophies from advancing.

Social ethics are the moral principles that represent the collective experience of people and cultures. Social ethics are a “code of conduct” that governs what is right and what is wrong. In a society to ensure that all members of the community are taken care of. In a society, the focus is oftentimes is on what may be considered appropriate behaviour for everyone in that given context. People are very diverse and as such perceive and interpret situations differently.

In the age of technology, many companies are using technology to help them function more efficiently. This process is similar to education system, which can also be called technology education. This idea is attractive to future students because we know that the technology will advance rapidly in the coming years. However, everything is double-edged sword, proving it could be a positive or a negative outcome. In this paper, I would like to discuss the issue about web-cams in school laptops case, which is from Scenario 3. This is about if I am the person who is responsible for the installation of a software for a local school, that requires web-cam software and will give me access to remotely control the activation or de activation of a web-cam. At first glance, this seems acceptable because the educational institute school wants to protect their property, which may protect it from being damaged or stolen by a student. This seems to many to be legal. However, because the web-cam is controlled by the school, the people who use the laptops may not know the web-cam is or is not. In this case, there are many individuals that can be affected by this including students and their families, teachers and members of the school district.